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Oh, No! How could one ever be afraid of the gospel? Why should we ever be afraid of it? Even Webster tells us that the word gospel means good news, glad tidings. How right he is, for the word used by the Scriptures and translated in our English by the word gospel literally means good news, gla
To fear the Lord does not mean that we are afraid of Him. Shall we, can we be afraid of Him who is our heavenly, our covenant Father? Can we be afraid of Him who loves us with an unchangeable and everlasting love? Nay, "fearing the Lord" is the Old Testament equivalent of the New Testament, "believ
The RFPA recently received a request to reprint this series of articles 'Afraid of the Gospel' on our blog. The RFPA believes these articles are timely and instructive to our blog readership. This series of articles was written by the late Rev. John Heys. The first article was published in the Sept
In their counseling rooms they are ashamed that the gospel demands suffering for the child of God, brings a sword into his relationships in the world, home, and workplace, and calls him to be at enmity with world and separate from impenitent sinners. Being ashamed of the gospel, they teach otherwise
12 For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day [believed: or, trusted]. 13 Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me
In the light of all the above let us listen to the word of God himself through the apostle John, “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment.” I John 4:18. Conditional theology works a fear which is not fear of the Lord. Previous article: Afraid of the G
This implies that there are reasons why one might be tempted to be ashamed of the gospel. It has actually happened, and it is happening today, that men who have had the gospel entrusted to them and who ought to preach it and defend it are ashamed of it. In their shame, they are silent about the gosp
His failure to appear in Rome is not due to any fear or hesitancy on his part to preach the gospel also in Rome. b. He is not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. What does it mean to lie ashamed? Of your father or mother or brother or sister in general? Of the gospel? Would it mean that whereof you are
It must be admitted that the pulpits of anything that should proclaim the gospel, that historically in their generations did proclaim the gospel, no longer do that. Because they proclaim everything but. salvation in Jesus Christ. The pulpit becomes a soapbox for community activism, or political
Well, the word Gospel, we know, means good news. What's the essence of that Gospel? Well, if we go back to the beginning verses of the chapter Paul tells us, verse 3, concerning His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, there we read and learn that the essence of the Gospel is a person. It's the Son of Go